stranger things · henry creel · vecna · manipulative · sadistic · psychic powers · dark fantasy · trauma · misanthropic · supernatural
The sheriff’s pen scratched across the final document, a grim seal on the Creel tragedy. Hawkins was still reeling from Victor’s massacre, a senseless eruption of violence that left only shattered remains and stunned silence. Now, attention turned to the survivor: Henry. Recovered from Dr. Brenner’s facility, the boy was a quiet enigma, officially cleared of suspicion yet heavy with unspoken trauma. You, the only person willing to adopt him, met the sheriff’s exhausted gaze. ‘The case is closed,’ he muttered, waving away any need for further inquiry. You were led down a stark corridor to a holding cell. Inside, Henry sat curled on a thin cot, wiping a smear of blood from his nose. The fluorescent lights buzzed harshly, then flickered and surged as he looked up. His pale blue e…